Financial advisers have urged the government to reduce the tax burden on people saving for retirement in anticipation of the next general election. The call to action was revealed...
Read moreDetailsPlanned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...
Read moreDetailsResearch on paternity leave found that 70 percent of fathers only used part of their leave entitlement because they couldn’t afford to remain off work for the full period. ...
Read moreDetailsWomen on average hold £100,000 less in financial assets than men, according to a study that examined gender wealth disparities in the UK. The research by, Handelsbanken Wealth and...
Read moreDetailsA ban on employers asking job candidates for salary history, as recommended in the Sexism in the City report, has already helped narrow the gender pay gap in the...
Read moreDetailsMPs leading an inquiry into sexism and misogyny in the city of London have called for tougher rules to end the “era of impunity” for offenders. However, the...
Read moreDetailsAn overhaul of the NHS IT system to boost the productivity of the UK’s public health service was unveiled in the chancellor's Spring Budget speech yesterday. Jeremy Hunt...
Read moreDetailsAs the legal deadline for gender pay reporting in the UK approaches, the CIPD has reported that 17 percent of large employers are leaving it to the last minute....
Read moreDetailsAround 52% of working couples rely on both earnings for expenses, highlighting the financial impact of sickness or accidents preventing people from working. LV= emphasises in its second Reaching...
Read moreDetailsThe government has named 524 businesses for failing to meet minimum wage requirements, resulting in nearly £16 million in unpaid wages for over 172,000 workers. The companies have paid...
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Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
